Derek Brown Home Improvements, 486 Arlington Ave S, Bayville, NJ holds a Home Improvement Business Contr license according to the New Jersey license board.
Their BuildZoom score of 83 does not rank in the top 50% of New Jersey contractors.
Their license was verified as active when we last checked. If you are thinking of hiring Derek Brown Home Improvements, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our project planner to get competitive quotes.
Put a new roof on our house and it leaked a year later destroying our bedroom ceiling. He came back to fix it, charged us for the repair and it poured through the ceiling in the bedroom again last night! Horrible, doesn't guarantee his work and doesn't know what he's doing. BEWARE
| License # | 13VH07207500 |
| Status | Active |
| State | New Jersey |
| Type | Home Improvement Business Contr |
The state of New Jersey does not offer a contractor license designation. State law does require contractors to register annually with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. This registration must be prominently displayed on all of the contractors commercial vehicles, places of business, and business related documents, contracts, and correspondence. The registration number must begin with the letters HIC reg.#
Derek Brown Home Improvements currently holds license 13VH07207500 (Home Improvement Business Contr), which was Active when we last checked.
New Jersey state law requires all contractors to maintain an active general liability policy. It is always a good idea to hire contractors with both general liability and workers' compensation insurance policies. Request copies of both insurance certificates before any work begins.
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Put a Timberline roof on our house. Fixed the inside repairs. Redid our kitchen and both bathrooms. Great work! Will be hiring again to do more work